| Ranks Held | Captain, Major |
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| Birth Date | 1885-10-27 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Clifton Hill |
| Death Date | 1917-08-17 |
| Death Place | Belgium |
| Also known as | Fred Leslie Biddle |
| Final Rank | Major |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1916-11-14 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-04-19 |
Major Frederick Leslie Biddle
Description
Frederick Leslie Biddle was born on 27 October 1885 and educated at Hawthorne College. He had also matriculated twice at the University of Melbourne and had spent 10 years with the Citizen Militia Force as a gunner. He was promoted to Captain with the CMF on 1 September 1913.
At the time of enlistment on 18 August 1914, he was 28 years old and was working as a warehouseman in East Melbourne. He was assigned to 2nd Field Artillery with the rank of captain and departed Melbourne aboard HMAT Shropshire on 20 October 1914. Biddle served in Egypt and France before being killed in action on 17 August 1917. Frederick Biddle is buried at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 14 November 1916 on page 11042 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 19 April 1917 on page 920 at position 46
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 04 January 1917 on page 254 at position 14
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1391 at position 66
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 1st Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
Timeline
| Date of birth | 27 October 1885 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 19 August 1914 | |
| Date of embarkation | 20 October 1914 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 29 August 1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 07 September 1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 10 September 1916 | |
| Date of death | 17 August 1917 |
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